Status:
RECRUITING
A Mixed Methods Pilot Trial of the STEP Home Workshop to Improve Reintegration and Reduce Suicide Risk for Recently Transitioned Veterans
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
TBI
Suicide Prevention
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Risk of Veteran suicide is elevated during the first year of transition from military service to civilian life. Most Veteran suicides occur among Veterans who are not connected to VA healthcare. Suici...
Detailed Description
Veterans face a "deadly gap" during their first year of transition from military to civilian life with limited available psychiatric services and increased suicide risk factors. During this critical t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Recently transitioned Veterans within one year of separation from military service
- Self-reported functional impairment or reintegration difficulties as measured by the Military-to-Civilian Questionnaire (any item score \> 1 indicating "some difficulty"; M2CQ; \[71\])
- Sufficient English fluency
- Agree to participate (informed consent/HIPAA)
Exclusion
- Active psychosis
- Imminent or acute high suicide risk requiring immediate crisis intervention (low-moderate non-imminent risk for suicide is allowed)
- Current moderate or severe substance use disorder
- Neurological diagnosis excluding TBI
- Participants with mild substance use disorder will be allowed
- Substance use is a common behavior that may contribute to reintegration difficulties and suicide risk
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 31 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05995678
Start Date
March 1 2024
End Date
May 31 2027
Last Update
March 30 2025
Active Locations (1)
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VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130-4817